Unlike many people, I actually enjoy reading about, discussing, and writing about politics. However, for as much as I enjoy talking about the hot-button political issues of the day, I know when not to bring up such matters. On the other hand, it sometimes feels as if many others don't possess that filter and no matter what the situation, they feel the need to get political. It doesn't matter if the discussion pertains to sports, music, movies, food, cars, or something else, there are people whom will find a way to transition from said topic to politics. While this typically results in the room suddenly getting very quiet due to the awkward transition from something pleasant to politics, it often times makes me chuckle in hindsight due to how much thought and how little effort was seemingly placed in the strange subject change. Some examples are as follows:
Subject: Sports
Buster Hunchback: "I can't believe those Chicago Cubs! When's the last time they won? Geez... I feel sorry for their fans."
Davey Berkowitz: "Yeah, they're losers just like Obama!"
Subject: Music
Shannon Mosley: "Gosh, I love how he plays the guitar! He's so smooth!"
Dexter Mosley: "Yeah, he's smooth alright, just like Clinton! He probably lies to his wife about having relations with other women too!"
Subject: Movies
Leia Princess: "He plays such a hero in that movie! I wish more people could be like that, you know?"
Mike Princesslayer: "He's not as big of a hero as Edward Snowden, though!"
Subject: Food
Janice Seniorcard: "Wow, that's hot and spicy! Whew!"
Joe Mama: "You know what gets me hot with anger? Fricking liberals!"
Subject: Cars
Ted Blowhard: "Wow - did you see that car? That thing was flying! I wish I could drive that sometime!"
Benjamin Blowhard: "Speaking of which, you know who should fly far, far away and never come back? Hillary Clinton!"
Yeah, some people really need to learn that while it's perfectly fine to have an opinion on political matters, those opinions don't need to come out at just about every given moment. When the topic is flowers, then is not the time to say something like, "Yeah, but flowers smell good. You know what smells like crap? Democrats."
Subject: Sports
Buster Hunchback: "I can't believe those Chicago Cubs! When's the last time they won? Geez... I feel sorry for their fans."
Davey Berkowitz: "Yeah, they're losers just like Obama!"
Subject: Music
Shannon Mosley: "Gosh, I love how he plays the guitar! He's so smooth!"
Dexter Mosley: "Yeah, he's smooth alright, just like Clinton! He probably lies to his wife about having relations with other women too!"
Subject: Movies
Leia Princess: "He plays such a hero in that movie! I wish more people could be like that, you know?"
Mike Princesslayer: "He's not as big of a hero as Edward Snowden, though!"
Subject: Food
Janice Seniorcard: "Wow, that's hot and spicy! Whew!"
Joe Mama: "You know what gets me hot with anger? Fricking liberals!"
Subject: Cars
Ted Blowhard: "Wow - did you see that car? That thing was flying! I wish I could drive that sometime!"
Benjamin Blowhard: "Speaking of which, you know who should fly far, far away and never come back? Hillary Clinton!"
Yeah, some people really need to learn that while it's perfectly fine to have an opinion on political matters, those opinions don't need to come out at just about every given moment. When the topic is flowers, then is not the time to say something like, "Yeah, but flowers smell good. You know what smells like crap? Democrats."
Comments
Post a Comment